A CATALOGUE OF THE OFFICERS AND STUDENTS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, FOR THE ACADEMICAL YEAR 1856-57. FIRST TERM. to 1857-58. SECOND TERM.
by HARVARD UNIVERSITY
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
CAMBRIDGE: JOHN BARTLETT, 1858 Book. Very Good. Half-Leather w/Marbled Boards. First Edition First Printing.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Black leather with five raised bands at spine with gilt title, gray marbled boards & rust colored endpapers. Rubbing at spine edges & corner tips and moderate rubbing to boards. Solid binding with clean pages (one fore-edge page notation), one inner two-inch razor page tear at last title page that goes through eight pages, and original owner name/January 8, 1861 date at front endpaper. 7-1/2 x 4-3/4 x 1. Scarce!.
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- Bookseller
- Rose City Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111020813
- Title
- A CATALOGUE OF THE OFFICERS AND STUDENTS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, FOR THE ACADEMICAL YEAR 1856-57. FIRST TERM. to 1857-58. SECOND TERM.
- Author
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing.
- Publisher
- JOHN BARTLETT
- Place of Publication
- CAMBRIDGE
- Date Published
- 1858
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Terms of Sale
Rose City Books
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About the Seller
Rose City Books
Biblio member since 2004
Portland, Oregon
About Rose City Books
Rose City Books is an independent, antiquarian bookseller and publisher, located in Portland, Oregon (The City of Roses); specializing in rare and hard-to-find books, magazines, and vintage sheet music. Serving a world of literary enthusiasts from the beautiful, Pacific Northwest.
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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